Marco Hamersma's feed

What I'm up to… (September 2026)

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

I've been busy working on more house renovations and a larger freelance project that's been taking a lot of time.

What I'm up to… (July 2026)

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Strange Places (Brackeys's Game Jam 2026.1)

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Recently I participated in another game jam as a sound designer. I also did the code implementation for it, made some nice sounds, then made swords go shiing.

What I'm up to… (February 2026)

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A year's worth of updates, I won Audio Creation Of The Month at airwiggles, and I gave in to my goth side 😉🦇

What I'm up to… (March 2025)

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Adding stories to my website

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

I've added stories to my website as a way of sharing casual photos

Thoughts on Starfield

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Starfield unfortunately feels like a bit of a mixed bag, there's nice things in there, but I found it too tedious, and just not as immersive as some other major

What I'm up to… (February 2025)

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

working on a new sound redesign, trying out a trackball, rewatching good animation shows

What I'm up to… (January 2025)

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (November 2024)

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

“Against the Tide”, a game jam project

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

In september of 2024, 3I participated in Brackey's Game Jam, which was exciting. I participated as a sound designer, doing my own implementation, and also ended

What I'm up to… (September 2024)

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Building up more steam with Sound Design, but dealing with extra and unexpected but needed renovation.

Another month of sound redesigns (April Audio Challenge)

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Sharing a compilation of my entries to Airwiggle's month-long sound design challenge, April Audio Challenge

What I'm up to… (June 2024)

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Getting settled in the south-east of Germany, finishing up a renovation, dealing with paperwork

New Ambient Guitar music

Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (May 2024)

Sun, 05 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Playing a lot of Cyberpunk 2077 again, still getting settled in the south-east of Germany, finishing up a renovation

What I'm up to… (April 2024)

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Participating in Sound Design challenges, getting settled in the south-east of Germany, finishing up a renovation

What I'm up to… (March 2024)

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Getting settled in the south-east of Germany, finishing up a renovation

Doorbraak

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A suspenseful piece of music made for a book trailer.

What I'm up to… (September 2023)

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Bought a house in the south-east of germany, now very busy with the renovation

A few experiences and thoughts on (chat)GPT and AI

Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Describing some positive and negative experiences while experimenting with GPT and other AI as a tool for coding and writing, while looking at where some real p

Aurora Borealis

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

An ambient piece originally made as part of an entry to a sound design contest.

31 days of sound redesigns (March Through Sound)

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A post in which I'm sharing my experience participating in Airwiggle's March Through Sound challenge in which — every day for a month — members of sound designe

What I'm up to… (December 2022)

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

I've been travelling through Portugal looking for places to potentially settle. We've launched a major feature at Boords, and I've published two new sound redes

What I'm up to… (September 2022)

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

We're visiting Portugal. I've made some changes to my website, and we're back to enjoying plenty of wholesome/whacky adventures in space

Learning Sound Design

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2022, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

What I'm up to… (July 2022)

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Traveling along has been temporarily put on hold, I've done some new sound redesign's I'm quite happy with, and we've been enjoying some P.G. Wodehouse.

What I'm up to… (June 2022)

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

These last few months I've been very busy with our move out of the UK, but I did have some time to get some work done.

Sound Design — my first compilation, and more…

Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2022, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

Toothbrushing Alarm

Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

I thought it might be fun to make a fancy alarm sound, so I made this tooth-brushing alarm.

A new frontpage design

Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2022, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

Desert Marbles

Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Another song to accompany my partner's illustration. This one attempts to invoke the feelings of traveling through a desert.

What I'm up to… (April 2022)

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

I've been busy these last few months. We're leaving the UK. My dad wrote a book, and been really getting into some Star Trek: Lower Decks, Owl House, and Our Fl

What I'm up to… (January 2022)

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (December 2021)

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (November 2021)

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (October 2021)

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (September 2021)

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (August 2021)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (July 2021)

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT

How to hide Twitter’s trending topics

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2021, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

What I'm up to… (June 2021)

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (May 2021)

Mon, 31 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Review: Schitt's Creek

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2021, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

What I'm up to… (April 2021)

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A more react-like way to do guided tours

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2021, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

An appreciation of the Discworld books

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2021, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

Campfire Concerto

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Another song to accompany my partner's illustration. This one attempts to invoke the feelings of a cozy campfire jam session.

A new page: Music

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2021, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

A forest creek

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A bit melancholic, but still warm — a song to accompany an illustration my partner made.

What I'm up to… (March 2021)

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Music for a timelapse

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Although I've done plenty of playing around with music, it had been a while since I've last actually made something like a song, so when my partner wanted to up

What I'm up to… (February 2021)

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (January 2021)

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Ambient guitar

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

As a way of relaxing and experimenting with music, I spend a fair amount of time playing improvised ambient music with my guitar and pedals. This page contains

An appreciation of TikTok

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2020, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

What I'm up to… (November 2020)

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A new page: Pinboard

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2020, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

What I'm up to… (October 2020)

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (October 2020)

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A new-ish side project: Cluster Player

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2020, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

What I'm up to… (August 2020)

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (July 2020)

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (June 2020)

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT

My new website

Thu, 14 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2020, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

What I'm up to… (May 2020)

Sat, 02 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (April 2020)

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (December 2019)

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (October 2019)

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (August 2019)

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Odd

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (July 2019)

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (July 2019)

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (May 2019)

Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (April 2019)

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (December 2018)

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (October 2018)

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (August 2018)

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (January 2018)

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (November 2017)

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Swirlies

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

The Penguin Song

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT

a joke song with real penguin facts in it.

What I'm up to… (May 2017)

Mon, 01 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT

What I'm up to… (April 2017)

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Crunch Time

Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Limbo

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2017, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

Generative Music

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

An experiment in programming a generative music system (basically: teaching my computer how to compose ambient music), inspired by some of Brian Eno's work. Esp

Things I loved in 2016

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Please note that this post dates from 2016, and should be considered dated. It's mostly here as part of an archive of what I've done over the years.

Rainicorn Forest

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

My favourite albums of 2012

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT